The Industrial Revolution

British Inventors
First machines spun and wove cloth quickly

• Wealthy businessmen built factories
• Spinning Jenny machine spun 16 threads simultaneously

Angered people who made cloth at home

• Luddites protested bu smashing machines
• Led by Ned Ludd

Steam Power
James Watt invented first steam engine in 1782

• Hundreds of his engines used throughout Britain

George Stephenson designed steam train, The Rocket

• Peak speed:30 mph
• Used to transport goods in 1829

Coal Mining
Coal needed to boil water to create steam
Mining towns boomed

• Deep mines dug
• Men, women, and children worked long hours
• Many people killed and injured